Amino acid

Meaning

Noun

●

In Organic chemistry:

Any

organic compound

both an

and a

carboxylic acid

group.

●

In Biochemistry:

Any of the

α-amino

(having the

, and

carboxylic acid

on the same

), and a

of

, that

, via

, to form proteins.

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